New Delhi: As many Indians are trapped amidst the crisis in Ukraine, the Indian government on Thursday has sent a team to help in evacuating Indians in need of stuck in the crisis-hit nation.
“Team from Embassy of India in Hungary has been dispatched to the border post Zohanyi to coordinate and provide assistance to facilitate exit of Indians from Ukraine. Mission is working with Govt of Hungary to provide all possible assistance,” Indian Embassy in Hungary wrote on Twitter.
“The Government of India is closely monitoring the situation and evacuation plans are being worked out,” it further said.
The Government of India has also started a 24-hour helpline to assist Indians stuck in Ukraine.
The control room of the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi is being expanded and operationalized on 24x7 basis to assist students and other Indian nationals in Ukraine. So that they can get all possible help. Special aircraft are unlikely to be sent to bring back Indians, including Indian Embassy staff, as Ukraine's airspace has been closed.
Helpline numbers +911123012113, +911123914104, +911123017905 and 1800118797 have been issued for contact so that those who need help can contact on it.
For stranded Indians in Ukraine, the contact can be made on these given numbers: +38 0997300428, +38 0997300483, +38 0933980327, +38 0635917881, +38 0935046170.
"To assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine, MEA teams are being sent to the land borders with Ukraine in Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic and Romania," said the Ministry as quoted by news agency ANI.
Apart from this, contact can be made by emailing situationroom@mea.gov.in and cons1.kyiv@mea.gov.in. The latest updates can be obtained from the website eoiukraine.gov.in.
Ukraine has closed its airspace in the midst of Russian military operations in its eastern regions. Due to this, the operation being run by India for the people trapped in Ukraine has also been affected.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning. Russian military is firing and bombing Ukrainian cities.